Barber&#39;s account-check.



J. CHURCH.

BARBERS ACCOUNT CHECK. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 11, 1907.

939,979. Patented Nov. 16, 1909.

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BARBERS ACCOUNT-CHECK.

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Specification ofletters Patent.

Patented Nov. is, race.

Application filed December 11, 1907. Serial No. 405,982.

To all whom it may conccrnf Beit known that I, Jnrrnnson CHURCH, acitizen ot the UnitedStates, residing at New.- York, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in Barbers Account- Checks, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to checks, slips or cards used in connection withchecking systems in hotels, barber shops, railroads, and in many largebusiness houses.

The main object of the invention is to provide a system whereby anypeculation or dishonesty on the part of an employee using this checkingsystem may be'easily traced and accurately determined.

The invention, in the present instance, is shown as applied to barberschecks and will be described in that connection in the followingspecification, though it is obvious that it may be used for many otherpurposes.

' Broadly, the present system makes use of a barbers check or slip ofpaper comprising three sections separately connected. The

first section, a stub, contains certain identifying marks or numbers abarbers chair number and a card or serial number. The second orintermediate section contains in addition to similar identifying marks alist of services and price list indicating the cost of each separateservice. Below this service list and on the same section is a list oftotals by which the total chargeior the service rendered a customer maybe indicated. The third section also in addition to said identifyingmarks or numbers contains a list of which is printed a column ofnumbers, each number representingthe total amount indicated on one ofthe barber's cards or slips.

Referring to the accompanying draw ngs, wherein similar letters ofreference are used to indicate corresponding parts in each of the views:Figure 1 is a face view of the barbers card. Fig.2 is an edge View ofthe same showing the sections in position to be punched, and Fig. 3 is aface view of the daily report sheet.

A B and G indicate respectively the first,

second and third sections of the barbers .check, as shown in Fig. 1,said sections being column of services to be rendered a custoiner, suchas Shave, Haircut Shampoo, etc.

Atthe right of the slip is a column of numbers, each indicating thecost. of the respective item opposite which it appears. To the right ofeach of these figures is a suitable mark to be punched out when theservice for which it stands has been given," thus indicating the amountto be paid. Below these columns are a plurality of horizontally-arrangedrows of numbers. Above each of these numbers is a suitable mark to bepunched out. \Vhcn so punched it indicates that the amount above whichit stood represents the total price of the services rendered as shown bythe several items punched on the list of items of services, aspreviously described. It will be noticed that the numbers indicating thetotal. amounts decrease in value as read from left to right and also asread from top to bottom of the slip or card. Section G contains an exactduplication of par allel rows of numbers on section B, except. that theyread in exactly the reverse order on section Cto that in which they readon section B, so that, when folded for punching, as in Fig. 2,thenumbers on sections B and C will be superposed, thus allowing thesame sums on both sections to be punched at one time. Section C furthercontains a chair number and a card serial number exactly identical withthe chair and serial number on sections A and B respectively. This cardor slip is to be used in connection with the daily report. slippreviously mentioned in the following manner; The proprietor of the shopwill give to barber having chair No. 6 a pad of the slips or cardspreviously described. Ebch of these slips bears a serial number, the topbarber punches out the marks opposite 15, 35 and 35, reckons the totalamount, folds the slip, as indicated in Fig. 2 on line y-y and punchesout the mark above 85, when the parts are so folded. He then severssections B and C on line y'y, giving section C to the customer with thecharge indicated thereon and himself retains the other sections with theitemized charges punched thereon. When paying, the customer passessection C in to the cashier, who files it for comparison, as hereaftershown. At the end of the day the barber will transfer fromsections B ofthe slips retained by him on to the daily report slip the total of eachslip issued by him. In doing this, the following method is used:Opposite each munber on this daily report slip indicating the totalamount of a barbers slip, the barber will indicate the number of slipsissued by him during the day, on -which he punched a similar total. Thusin the drawing, it is clear that during the day he issued one 15, one20, one 30, three 35, etc., slips. Just above this column of numbers arearranged successively the following: Stubs, high No, Stubs, low No, andStubs returned, witha blank space opposite each. In the firstblank spacethe barber will fill in the serial number of the check he first issued,in the second the serial number of thevlast one issued, and in the lastthe difference between them, which difierence is the number of slipsissued and, accordingly, the number of stubs to be returned by thebarber. Directly beneath the column of numbers andwith a. space ateither side thereof aresuccesslvelyarranged the words, Total, Void, andLost, No." In the.

first of these left hand spaces the barber will place the total of thenumber slips,

which total he obtains by adding up the figures to the left of thecolumn of numbers representing totals, tothe right of the word total hewill place the total amount of all slips issued by him; this he obtainsby addition of the various amounts previously placed to the right of thecolumn of totals. If any slips have been destroyed, he will place theynumber of those destroyed in the.

space to the left of the word, Void and the serial number'of such slipin the space i to the right thereof. If any have been lost he will placethe number so lost in the space to the left of the word Lost and theserial number in the space to the right. In conclusion, he will fill inat the topof the slip, as clearly indicated in the drawmgs, at the rrespective places, .-the date and the chair number. He will then handthis daily re port sheet, together with section B of all of his slipsissued for that date to the bookkeeper. By comparing the daily reportand I the sections B with one another and with sections C previouslyhanded in by variouscustomers, the bookkeeper has an accurate andinfallible check on all slips issued, de-

stroyed'or lost by this barber.

It is obvious that this system may beemployed in other business thanthat of barbers and that many minor changes may be made as toarrangement of numerals, items of service, etc., without in any waydeparting from thescope of the present invention.

Having thusfully described my invention, what I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

An account check of the character de scribed, comprising a body providedwith a detachable section, said body being provided with two tabulatedportions, ,thefirst tabn-' lated portion containing printedibmtterfdescriptive of the character 'of work tobe per- I formed, andtheprice to be charged for each piece of work, the: second tabulatedportion containing a table showing combinat ons .of

tachable portion when, the latter portion is bent back upon thebody.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.1

JEFFERSON cHURcH. Witnesses:

A. W. TAYLOR, H. A. CoNNo LY.

